Jawad Ahmad is a Pakistani pop singer and musician. He is also a politician and the Chairman of Barabri Party in Pakistan.
Jawad Ahmad comes on The Pakistan Experience for a deep dive podcast on his politics and the nature of class politics in Pakistan. In this episode we discuss, Jawad Ahmad's music career, Rivalry with Abrar-ul-Haq, Imran Khan's Politics, the Military, Quaid-e-Azam, Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, Pervez Musharraf, and more.
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The podcast is hosted by comedian and writer, Shehzad Ghias Shaikh. Shehzad is a Fulbright scholar with a Masters in Theatre from Brooklyn College. He is also one of the foremost Stand-up comedians in Pakistan and frequently writes for numerous publications.
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Chapters
0:00 Introduction
1:00 Why Jawad Ahmad left Singing
13:00 Rivalry with Abrar ul Haq
16:15 Religious Beliefs and the Media Industry
24:00 Artists supporting Pervez Musharaf
30:00 Politics, Democracy and Dictatorship
41:00 The Role of the Individual in History and Jawad Ahmad’s Politics
1:05:00 The Left, The Boys and Class Politics
1:17:00 Making political compromises and Popular Politics
1:25:00 Imran Khan, Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto and the Left
1:36:00 Audience Questions